One of the Eight Brief Tales of Lovers

Pyramus & Thisbe Pyramus & Thisbe lived in Babylon so close together that the same wall was part of each house They grew to love each other and wanted to marry, but the families would not let them One day they decided to run away together. They would meet at a well known mulberry While Thisbe waited for Pyramus, she saw a lioness, and in her fear dropped her cloak as she ran away.

Pyramus & Thisbe Later Pyramus came to the bush and saw that Thisbe’s cloak was torn and bloody. Not knowing what had really happened he killed himself thinking that Thisbe was already dead. His blood covered the berries on the bush as he stabbed himself. When Thisbe came back she understood what had happened and then killed herself with the same sword. The red Mulberries are a sign of the love they had.